Life in the 80's

[Hev339]

I got this email and just had to share...reminds me of my childhood. #ed_op#br#ed_cl#
So...can anyone else relate??#ed_op#br#ed_cl#
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You know you grew up / raised kids or even lived through the 80's (or early 90's) if...#ed_op#br#ed_cl#
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1. You've ever ended a sentence with the word "PSYCHE!" #ed_op#br#ed_cl#
2. You've watched the Pound Puppies#ed_op#br#ed_cl#
3. You can sing the rap to "The Fresh Prince of Belair." #ed_op#br#ed_cl#
4. Girls wore biker shorts under their skirts and felt stylishly sexy.#ed_op#br#ed_cl#
5. You yearned to be a member of the Babysitter's Club and tried to start a club of your own.#ed_op#br#ed_cl#
6. You owned Strawberry Shortcake scented dolls.#ed_op#br#ed_cl#
7. You know that "WHOA!" comes from Joey on the television show Blossom.#ed_op#br#ed_cl#
8. Two words: Hammer Pants. #ed_op#br#ed_cl#
9. If you ever watched "Fraggle Rock." #ed_op#br#ed_cl#
10. You had plastic streamers on your handle bars, and playing cards on your spokes for that incredible sound effect.#ed_op#br#ed_cl#
11. You can sing the entire theme song to "Duck Tales."#ed_op#br#ed_cl#
12. It was actually worth getting up on Saturdays to watch cartoons. #ed_op#br#ed_cl#
13. You wore a side ponytail.#ed_op#br#ed_cl#
14. You saw the original "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" on the big screen...and still remember their names. #ed_op#br#ed_cl#
15. You owned a Cabbage Patch Kid.#ed_op#br#ed_cl#
16. You had to lie down on your bed to do up your jeans. #ed_op#br#ed_cl#
17. You wore stonewashed Jordache jeans and were proud of it. #ed_op#br#ed_cl#
18. L.A. Gear...need I say more? #ed_op#br#ed_cl#
19. You know the profound meaning of "WAX ON, WAX OFF..."#ed_op#br#ed_cl#
20. You wanted to be a Goonie.#ed_op#br#ed_cl#
21. You wore fluorescent clothing. #ed_op#br#ed_cl#
22. You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose
fell off and his cheeks shifted...and you have a red jacket with
zip-off sleeves. #ed_op#br#ed_cl#
23. You have pondered why Smurfette was the only female smurf. #ed_op#br#ed_cl#
24. You took lunchboxes to school...and traded Garbage Pail kids in the school yard.#ed_op#br#ed_cl#
25. You remember the CRAZE, then the BANNING of slap bracelets.#ed_op#br#ed_cl#
26. You remember hypercolour t-shirts.#ed_op#br#ed_cl#
27. You thought She-ra and He-man should hook up. #ed_op#br#ed_cl#
28. You owned a pair of Jellies. #ed_op#br#ed_cl#
29. After you saw PeeWee's Big Adventure you kept saying, "I know you are, but what am I?"#ed_op#br#ed_cl#
30. You remember "I've fallen and I can't get up." #ed_op#br#ed_cl#
31. You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates.#ed_op#br#ed_cl#
32. You got seriously injured on a Slip and Slide.#ed_op#br#ed_cl#
33. You have ever played with a Skip-it or pogo ball.#ed_op#br#ed_cl#
34. You remember Popples....#ed_op#br#ed_cl#
35. You wore EIGHT pairs of scrunchie socks over tights with high-top Reeboks. #ed_op#br#ed_cl#
36. Boom boxes...#ed_op#br#ed_cl#
37. You watched "Gremlins." #ed_op#br#ed_cl#
38. You know what it meant to say, "Care Bear Stare!"#ed_op#br#ed_cl#
39. You thought Doogie Houser was hot. #ed_op#br#ed_cl#
40. Alf was your favourite creature from another planet. #ed_op#br#ed_cl#
41. You remember New Kids on the Block when they were cool...and don't flinch when someone refers to them as NKOTB. #ed_op#br#ed_cl#
42. You knew all the characters and their life stories on "Saved By the Bell," the ORIGINAL class.#ed_op#br#ed_cl#
43. You know all the words to Bon Jovi - SHOT THROUGH THE HEART.#ed_op#br#ed_cl#
44. You just sang those words to yourself. #ed_op#br#ed_cl#
45. You remember watching Magic vs. Bird.#ed_op#br#ed_cl#
46. Homemade Levi shorts!#ed_op#br#ed_cl#
47. You remember when mullets were cool. #ed_op#br#ed_cl#
48. You still sing "We Are the World."#ed_op#br#ed_cl#
49. You tight-rolled your jeans. #ed_op#br#ed_cl#
50. You remember "Where's the Beef?"#ed_op#br#ed_cl#
51. You had big hair and knew how to use it. #ed_op#br#ed_cl#

[lifeafterracing]

#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#OMG...the memories.  I was older than a kid in the 80's but could relate to a lot of the descriptions.  I laughed when I got to #44 because when I read #43, I started singing the song.#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#Edited to correct typo#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#

[Chisholm]

#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#Yep I remember quite a few of those, and I was definetly an 80's girl.  #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#

[xena_n_joss]

#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#I remember lots of those! I was only born in the 80s though. Actually this past weekend and the prior weekend they played the gremlins on the scream channel haha.... gizmo is soooo cute!#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#

[graciespook]

#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#OMG...the memories.  I was older than a kid in the 80's but could relate to a lot of the descriptions.  I laughed when I got to #44 because when I read #43, I started singing the song.#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#Edited to correct typo#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#

#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#Me too....lol.."shot through the heart, and you're to blame, darlin' you give love a bad name"#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#

[babytigger]

#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#OMG...the memories.  I was older than a kid in the 80's but could relate to a lot of the descriptions.  I laughed when I got to #44 because when I read #43, I started singing the song.#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#Edited to correct typo#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#

#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#Me too....lol.."shot through the heart, and you're to blame, darlin' you give love a bad name"#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#

#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#LMAO - hmmm..i did the exact same thing!!#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#i rememeber all of those....being born in 77, yes, i totally grew up in the 80's...#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#anyone else watched punky brewster to cartoon?#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#

[zooka]

#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#hehe yup I'm an 80's child...  and Fraggle Rock is out on DVD now lol#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#

[babytigger]

#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#oh oh...or the jelly bracelets, the first time round...before they meant some evil nasty things....like now.#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#or, beads on safety pins on your shoes - you know? friendship pins!!#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#and fyi..i still have a pogo ball - it's in my mums garage, now my kids & my nephew use it, lol! "mum!!! #ed_op#STRONG#ed_cl#what#ed_op#/STRONG#ed_cl# #ed_op#EM#ed_cl#is #ed_op#STRONG#ed_cl#this#ed_op#/STRONG#ed_cl##ed_op#/EM#ed_cl#?"#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#

[BarnBratCSA]

#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#haha, that's so funny! I LOVED my jellies! And I must admit that I sang "Shot thruoght the heart" in my head! hehe.  I was born in '84, but I remember most of those! #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#

[Hev339]

Also sang "Shot through the heart." #ed_op#br#ed_cl#
And JELLIES were very important to me in my childhood. #ed_op#br#ed_cl#
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BT--hilarious about the pogo ball!! lmao. #ed_op#br#ed_cl#

[babytigger]

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#ed_op#BR#ed_cl#BT--hilarious about the pogo ball!! lmao. #ed_op#BR#ed_cl#

#ed_op#/P#ed_cl##ed_op#P#ed_cl#you wanna know something else that is funny....i saw it and went "OMG!!!!!!" so i jumped on it right away & started pogo-balling around the kids.......they thought i was nuts, but they caught on quickly how to use it.#ed_op#/P#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#

[tbbrat]

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#ed_op#FONT size=2#ed_cl#10. You had plastic streamers on your handle bars, and playing cards on your spokes for that incredible sound effect.#ed_op#/FONT#ed_cl##ed_op#BR#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#

#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#We did that in the 60's!#ed_op#IMG src="http://forums.equestrianconnection.com/richedit/smileys/Happy/4.gif"#ed_cl##ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#

#ed_op#FONT size=2#ed_cl#22. You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose #ed_op#BR#ed_cl#fell off and his cheeks shifted...and you have a red jacket with #ed_op#BR#ed_cl#zip-off sleeves. #ed_op#/FONT#ed_cl#

#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#I remember him from when he was about 12 years old - same as me!#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#

#ed_op#FONT size=2#ed_cl#23. You have pondered why Smurfette was the only female smurf. #ed_op#/FONT#ed_cl#

#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#I've pondered that many times. #ed_op#IMG src="http://forums.equestrianconnection.com/richedit/smileys/Thinking/1.gif"#ed_cl##ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#

[Ruth]

#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#Well, I was in high school in the '80's so a lot of that stuff, I remember hearing about it but didn't have. I was a little old for the Smurfs even. I do remember my younger brother watching them though. As far as I'm concerned, it was the '70's cartoons that made getting up early Saturday mornings worthwhile. Scooby rocks, it was when they brought that interloper PITA Scrappy into the show that it all went downhill.#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#Fraggle Rock was not quite as good as the Muppet Show, but I would still watch either even today!#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#

[Hev339]

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#ed_op#br#ed_cl#BT--hilarious about the pogo ball!! lmao. #ed_op#br#ed_cl#

#ed_op#/p#ed_cl##ed_op#p#ed_cl#you
wanna know something else that is funny....i saw it and went
"OMG!!!!!!" so i jumped on it right away & started pogo-balling
around the kids.......they thought i was nuts, but they caught on
quickly how to use it.#ed_op#/p#ed_cl##ed_op#div#ed_cl##ed_op#/div#ed_cl#

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#ed_op#img src="richedit/smileys/Happy/8.gif"#ed_cl# lol...yes, that is even funnier. LOL. 

[BBelleTB]

#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#OMG thats so funny!! My bf (who just turned 30 and is 6 years older than me!!) and I were just talking about 80's stuff and how much the sat morning cartoons SUCK now!! ha ha#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#Punky brewster, popples, cabbage patch kids... where are today's children without them?? #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#And what about Jem??  No one can forget about Jem. #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#

[babytigger]

#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#And what about Jem??  No one can forget about Jem. #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#

#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#OMG - i so did forget about Jem!!!!!!!!! ha ha ha...jem & the holograms wasn't it! lol.........hilarious...the 80's rocked!!!#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#

[babytigger]

#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#And what about Jem??  No one can forget about Jem. #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#

#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#OMG - i so did forget about Jem!!!!!!!!! ha ha ha...jem & the holograms wasn't it! lol.........hilarious...the 80's rocked!!!#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#

[xena_n_joss]

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#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#I stole a popple backpack when I was really small lol. We were in some paint store and they had a kids section for playing and when we left my mom didnt notice that I had brought along something extra. I was like 4 I think. #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#

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[Sodapoppers]

#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#FONT color=#0060bf#ed_cl#LMAO!! Total nostalgia. I had a pound puppy(was obsessed with dogs when i was young)a cabbage patch, and a popple too...LMAO Xena that is too funny about your popple! #ed_op#/FONT#ed_cl##ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#FONT color=#0060bf#ed_cl##ed_op#/FONT#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#FONT color=#0060bf#ed_cl#I sang the BJ song too...haha ...too funny...#ed_op#/FONT#ed_cl##ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#FONT color=#0060bf#ed_cl#Also what about Rainbrow Bright and Astro Boy? I used to *love* them and still watch astro boy nwo #ed_op#/FONT#ed_cl##ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#

[babytigger]

#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#OK SP - we get it (you post whore ! #ed_op#IMG src="http://forums.equestrianconnection.com/richedit/smileys/Teasing/13.gif"#ed_cl# geesh - you're as bad as dee & GS!!)#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#lol...yes i remember rainbow brite - i had her & the horse (of course), starlight....oh, and naturally my little pony!! which is now being "re-released" i guess, as my 3 yr old has a few!#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#oh, and saturday morning cartoons suck now! i used ot watch shows like "the gummi bears", "thundercats" & "transformers" - awesome!#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#